An entire bamboo grove stands 20 feet tall within the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Here are just the stems, but when it blooms, it wows visitors.
A Thicket of Bamboos
Grove of Bamboos
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Back of Sunflowers
The back of a sunflower is interesting. The stem is the long, narrow part and is referred to as a peduncle for composite (although it looks like a single flower, a composite flower is made up of many smaller flowers, sometimes called florets) flowers. The green, hairy structures that resemble leaves are called phyllaries.
Back of a Sunflower
Sunflowers Facing the Sun